blastproof

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

blast +‎ -proof

Adjective[edit]

blastproof (comparative more blastproof, superlative most blastproof)

  1. Resistant to explosive blasts.
    • 2008 February 2, Stephen Farrell, “Two Bombings Wreak Carnage in Iraqi Capital”, in New York Times[1]:
      Army units sealed off the market, a parade of dilapidated shops where bloodstained feathers clung to broken cages and shop windows were secured with layers of thick blastproof wiring.